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Entries for September 2013

Premier Dr Denis Napthine and Treasurer Michael O’Brien today announced the shortlist of consortia vying to deliver the East West Link, with global and Australian construction giants in the race to build the landmark project.
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Victorian Treasurer Michael O’Brien today revealed that Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews’ call for an additional public holiday would cost Victoria up to $1.6 billion.
Labor’s only policy announcement after three years in Opposit...
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Victoria has recorded its largest quarterly interstate migration gain since March 2002, Treasurer Michael O’Brien said today.
“Victoria has recorded its highest quarterly net interstate migration gain since the March quarter of 2002 &n...
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Employment in regional Victoria continued to grow over the three months to August, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures, Treasurer Michael O’Brien said today.
“Regional Victoria’s unemployment rate of 5.4 pe...
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Treasurer Michael O’Brien has welcomed today’s labour force figures which showed that Victorian employment grew by 35,000 persons (1.2 per cent) over the year.
Jobs growth was driven by both full-time and part-time employment, which in...
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Treasurer Michael O’Brien announced today that the Victorian Coalition Government has acted to provide options for people purchasing off the plan apartments in the Evo development in Parkville, near the East West Link project.
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Victoria’s export of goods has jumped by 4.8 per cent in the three months to July, the highest increase of any state or territory according to ABS export figures released today.
Minister for Trade Louise Asher and Treasurer Michael O’B...
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Victorian state final demand remained steady in the June quarter, following strong growth in the previous quarter, Treasurer Michael O’Brien said today.
Victorian state final demand (SFD) showed an overall rise of 0.7 per cent in 2012-13 com...
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